Your morning jolt: Before the vote, a Democrat says he’ll turn GOP
No matter what happens on Nov. 6, Democrats will be at least one seat down in the state House.
State Rep. Rick Crawford of Cedartown, one of the few remaining conservative Democrats in the Legislature, says he intends to switch to the GOP – if he survives the general election.
House Speaker David Ralston doesn’t think he will. Crawford faces a tough race in a newly redrawn west Georgia district that has a Democratic performance rating of 27 percent. Crawford’s Republican opponent is Trey Kelley, a 25-year-old manufacturer’s rep.
“I am fully committed to making sure Trey Kelley is elected to the House. He is an outstanding candidate who is working hard and is consistent,” Ralston said this morning. “While I respect Rick Crawford and appreciate his dilemma, the truth is that the [Democratic] Party didn’t just suddenly become liberal. It has been, is, and will continue to be a party that is far to the left of the great majority of Georgians.”
Jim Walls and Atlanta Unfiltered started the ball rolling yesterday:
Crawford, who had been pondering his party affiliation for a while, said Democrats’ endorsement of same-sex marriage pushed him over the edge. “I thought, ‘My time here is done,’” he said.
In a telephone interview this morning, Crawford elaborated — saying that he’d been thinking about making the switch for about two years. But the final straw didn’t land on the camel’s back until August — weeks after the summer primary — when the Democratic National Convention included an endorsement of gay marriage in its platform.
That, Crawford said, was different from President Barack Obama’s endorsement of same-sex unions in May. “That issue for me is kind of like the cherry on a sundae,” the state lawmaker said. “There’s been been a growing philosophical divide me and the Democratic party for a long time. Once upon a time, the Democratic party was a comfortable place for someone with my beliefs. That day is gone.”
Crawford says he understands that Ralston isn’t in a position to call off his general election House race — or render it moot by endorsing him. “I understand their position from a party standpoint. That process is now in motion. It’s an uncomfortable situation,” he said. “I have every indication that if I’m re-elected they will embrace me. They’ve been after me for a while.”
Before he announced his decision, Crawford called House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams to give her the news. She quoted Waylon Jennings.
“Mr. Crawford has been a long time leaving and will be a long time gone,” Abrams said, wishing him well but expressing doubts about the lawmaker’s situation. “That’s a very, very Republican district,” she said. “This young man” – referring to Kelley – “has been very engaged in the Republican party.”
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We’ll be making calls today to get a head-count on the Georgia Senatorial Republican Trust fund-raiser up in Adairsville – the event that Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle said he would skip because of his concerns over the legality of the way the Trust spent $140,000 this summer to defend GOP incumbents in the Senate.
But here’s what Lori Geary of Channel 2 Action News had on the topic last night:
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Earlier this week, Charlie Harper at PeachPundit.com endorsed the proposed constitutional amendment to ramp up the state’s authority to create charter schools. The column prompted this response from tea partyist Debbie Dooley:
I support Charter Schools but not sure I support this amendment because of the way it is set up.
As far as it having bi-partisan support, I would not count on it having broad based Democrat support. I heard rumors that the NAACP was supporting it so I asked people I knew that were involved with the NAACP. I was told that maybe one county chapter was but that was it. I think you are about to see prominent Democrats coming out opposing it. Some local tea party groups are already sending out emails opposing it. I have received emails from other conservative groups opposing it as well.
This referendum, like T-SPLOST will boil down to trust or lack thereof and true local control.
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For some reason, the Republican campaign of Lee Anderson wants voters in the 12th Congressional District to take a closer look at U.S. Rep. John Barrow’s TV spot that brags on the Demcratic incumbent’s role in slashing government automobile fleets.
The ad involves a long line of nearly identical cars. Ryan Mahoney, spokesman for the Anderson campaign, wants to know where they came from. From the Augusta Chronicle:
Mahoney said it “would be the height of hypocrisy” if Barrow used government resources to make his point.
“It’s time for Barrow to fess up and let us know where he got the cars and how much did it cost the taxpayers to film his commercial? We are all waiting,” Mahoney wrote in an e-mail, adding that Burke County residents in the district were wondering about the fleet of cars they saw going up and down a county road.
The answer from Barrow spokesman Richard Carbo: Enterprise, the car rental agency. From the newspaper:
Carbo provided … a copy of an expense document showing that Friends of John Barrow paid $3,499.33 for 18 rental cars on Aug. 13. He said the logos were sign magnets the campaign used to make the cars appear to be government vehicles.
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It’s highly likely that the outcome in the 12th District will be impacted by the presidential contest. The latest from Gallup:
September is turning out to be one of Obama’s best months in over a year: he is on track to average roughly 49% job approval this month, up from 45% in August and 41% in September 2011.
At the same time, the president is enjoying increased support from voters in Gallup Daily tracking of presidential election preferences. Registered voters favor Obama over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 50% to 44% in Gallup Daily tracking from Sept. 19-25.
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Pessimism among Republicans is springing up in unlikely places. David Brody is the chief political correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network established by Pat Robertson.
In a piece announcing the distribution of a presidential voter guide by Ralph Reed and his new group, Brody included this note of doubt:
The Faith and Freedom Coalition is locked and loaded, as they get ready to mobilize Teavangelical voters across the country. The question is will the Romney campaign do their part and have a strong ground game too?
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On the same topic, Kerwin Swint over at Kennesaw State University wonders whether Republicans might be engaging in a self-fulfilling prophesy when it comes to Mitt Romney.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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September 27, 2012 Headlines | TalkGA
September 27th, 2012
10:32 am
[...] We have yet another party switcher on our hands. [...]
Furiousstyles
September 27th, 2012
10:44 am
Meh…He’s only switching to save his own hide…another Lieberman.
cc
September 27th, 2012
10:45 am
“September is turning out to be one of Obama’s best months in over a year: he is on track to average roughly 49% job approval this month, up from 45% in August and 41% in September 2011.”
Really, Jim? Do you honestly believe those figures? Those polls are so heavily weighted Democrat that it makes them laughable, and certainly not believable!
double
September 27th, 2012
10:45 am
Rep. Crawford tells what to expect before election.Should he be elected, then switch should be a recall.
DJ Sniper
September 27th, 2012
10:53 am
It’s so funny to see conservatives throw a fit when polls have Obama leading, but when those same polls have Romney leading, they swear it’s accurate. Personally, I don’t pay attention to any of these polls, regardless of who is in the lead on any given day. The only poll I’m worried about is the final poll on November 6th.
ld
September 27th, 2012
11:03 am
Neither party really wants the eleventh hour turncoat.
Ralph
September 27th, 2012
11:04 am
Re: Rick Crawford, it’s sad to see the extinction of rural white Democrats, even if only to serve as a loyal opposition keeping the Republicans on their toes. But at this there is literally no future for conservative white Democrats in Georgia politics in this generation.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Eventually the Republicans will become so arrogant that they will screw up badly enough to fuel a resurgence of an opposition party, though it may not be in my lifetime.
ld
September 27th, 2012
11:04 am
Elect him then recall him? YES
JoeP
September 27th, 2012
11:04 am
What an idiot. He’s not a Democrat anyway. He’s a Confederate just like the Republicans rednecks.
yuzeyurbrane
September 27th, 2012
11:12 am
“Politics makes strange bedfellows”. I can’t believe that Debbie Dooley and I have now been in agreement on 2 issues for the same reasons, namely T-Splost and the charter school amendment (C-Spost),
I am not a great Barrow but at least he can put a whole sentence together. Anderson is pathetic and if he is elected it will say more about the voters of the 12th District than the caliber of the candidates. Another Georgia embarrassment.
yuzeyurbrane
September 27th, 2012
11:14 am
cc–keep drinking the kool-aid. I doubt even the election will bring you back from your alternative universe.
Nope
September 27th, 2012
11:27 am
Nice to see another person on record who supports discrimination based on sexual orientation. The GOP wants to keep the USA in good company regarding mariage equality. You know, like with Iran, Iraq, Afganistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.
Mike In Dunwoody
September 27th, 2012
11:29 am
He’s welcome to switch parties. People like him are forever stuck in a time warp, unable to accept changing times and evolving social realities. People aren’t as willing to accept and endorse that kind of repressive discrimination in anymore. This isn’t 1952 Georgia. Live and let live.
A ton of factors will lead to a significant Democratic resurgence in this state within the next 10 years, and changing demographics are pivotal to that happening. McCain didn’t win here in a landslide; neither will Romney. Democrats only need to enlist stronger candidates for office and work harder to get their supporters registered and to the polls. That said, I’m convinced Georgia is not nearly as “red” as the pundits and politicians would like to believe. Time will reveal that to be true.
Billy
September 27th, 2012
11:30 am
Nope, it’s standing up for what’s right. Read the first chapter of Romans if you need spiritual enlightenment on the subject. If you support what the Dims support, you fall into that number…
Rockerbabe
September 27th, 2012
11:44 am
If my district rep or senator pulled a switch-a-roo at the last minute, I won’t vote for him/her. Party loyalty is important to a lot of us; otherwise be an independent. Changing party affiliation at the last minute is disrespectful and deceptive to the voters in the district.
Norris T
September 27th, 2012
11:45 am
Billy. I love how you quote the bible then insult someone. You are the perfect example of the new Christianity in this nation — a religion of hatred wrapped in a bible used to beat those who disagree with you.
Red
September 27th, 2012
11:47 am
Considering our current and previous governors are party switchers, is this a surprise? The Gold Dome is full of RINO’s – hence the greatest problem with bureaucracy. They are big government social conservatives – southern Democrats who came over to save their own skins. Opportunists. There are very few true conservatives in the Legislature. I guess Ralston is saying, we’ve got enough switchers now – probably just not wanting to divvy up the pie among “Republicans” any more.
pb
September 27th, 2012
11:47 am
Mike in Dunwwody,
You are right. GA is not really true “red”, but it has gone Republican last few times in Presidential races.Changing demographics is true, but will take a long time for urban mult-ethnic voters to outnumber suburban and small town ones, who tend to be Republicans .Meanwhile, we have to suck it up, and put up with these guys in charge. But keep the faith !
Mike In Dunwoody
September 27th, 2012
11:47 am
Billy, while it may warm your innards to think you are doing The Lord’s work by judging and oppressing others, I have a very different viewpoint. Instead of you suggesting I read Romans, maybe you need to read the entire Good Book yourself, and then share it with others who think like you because there is nothing at all holy about the Republican Party. It is a gathering of bigots and misguided, self-righteous extremists whose main agenda is promoting and pedaling hate and division.
Its fairly typical of Republicans to assault people with Scripture but don’t even have the compassion to support health care programs for the poor and vulnerable in our society. Republicans “hate” abortion but don’t even give a damn about the people who are already living on this Earth. How ironic.
And that, to me, doesn’t sound very Christian. Thank God people are starting to see the Republican Party and its supporters for the hypocrites they really are.
Anita
September 27th, 2012
11:48 am
Wow, there should be a law against this. Democrats would not have voted for him if he was a Republican. I think I will look into getting this bill into Congress.
MiltonMan
September 27th, 2012
11:53 am
“Billy. I love how you quote the bible then insult someone. You are the perfect example of the new Christianity in this nation — a religion of hatred wrapped in a bible used to beat those who disagree with you.”
Norris is the same type of person who will bash Christians using one side of his mouth & then praise Muslims on the other side of his mouth.
Nope
September 27th, 2012
11:55 am
Billy, I will not read Romans or any other biblical text. I do not believe in fictious sky fairies. That’s the great thing about this country, right? I don’t have to believe the same things as you believe. I also do not think that laws in this country should reflect anyone’s religious beliefs. Period.
Marriage was, in fact, a pagan ritual long before it was highjacked by “Christians”.
Mike In Dunwoody
September 27th, 2012
11:58 am
PB, you’re right-as Democrats, we need to keep the faith. After all, Republicans can’t continue ruining this state forever. But I’m thinking more of us Dems are spending too much time on the bench and sidelines and not getting out on the playing field. Clearly, the state of Georgia reached an all-time Republican low when it elected a non-indicted felon as its governor. Not talking about the former governor, though he could fit that criteria as well, but I’m speaking of good ole dirty Deal-ing Nathan. The man who never heard of ethics.
We Dems have got to do a better job of voting and encouraging others to do so as well. Otherwise, we’ll be stuck with these buffoons for an eternity.
MiltonMan
September 27th, 2012
11:58 am
“Its fairly typical of Republicans to assault people with Scripture but don’t even have the compassion to support health care programs for the poor and vulnerable in our society. Republicans “hate” abortion but don’t even give a damn about the people who are already living on this Earth. How ironic.”
Yes, nothing like loving the government that takes over a whole industry like healthcare when the same government has screwed-up royally comparable programs like Social Security, USPS, Education, etc, etc., but hey keep hating those republicans who do not walk lockstep with you pal.
Corporate Greed
September 27th, 2012
12:00 pm
No doubt the Dude is very confuse where he belongs in America and Georgia..In fact he could be the first dude in USA Georgia to switch to the Georgia Color Freedom Tea Party in Georgia..To you rednecks Republicans, that Georgia is a former State of the former Soviet Union and no, their football team did not play Albamia for the National Title last year
MiltonMan
September 27th, 2012
12:01 pm
“We Dems have got to do a better job of voting and encouraging others to do so as well. Otherwise, we’ll be stuck with these buffoons for an eternity.”
Just ignore the fact that you clowns keep electing uber-losers like Jim Martin, Roy Barnes, Vernon Jones, etc., etc. We are enjoying seeing the once proud democratic party implode in this state. Funny as all get out that you clowns elect Vic Hill as sheriff of the most dysfunctional county in this state.
Norris T
September 27th, 2012
12:01 pm
Really MiltonMan? Prove it. Show me wher ein my comment I praised Islam or ANY religion. I don’t want ANY religion wrapped up in my government. You don’t like the Taliban? Then don’t create the Christian version on these shores.
K-Lover
September 27th, 2012
12:01 pm
You live in a bubble. All you do all day every day is talk to people who think exactly like you. You have no perspective. The GOP only stands for less government when it comes to taxes. When it comes to legislating and regulating morality then by golly the GOP wants and NEEDS the government involved. Ronald Reagan never cow towed to the religous right, in fact he abhored them. This is how he attracted a wide swath of independent voters. Please, please keep your social issues a part of your platform. As long you do that there is no way in what you freaks call Hades the GOP will ever win nationally again.
cc
September 27th, 2012
12:03 pm
“Keep a steely grip on this data point: the polls that show Obama with a four, six, eight or ten point lead have assumed there will be 8%-11% more Democrats voting than Republicans. The CBS/NYT poll weighted Democrats +11 in Virginia, where in 2008 Obama’s exit polls were only Democrats +6. If we give the Democrat voters a more usual 1% lead, most of these polls actually show Romney winning by a landslide.”
“According to John McLaughlin most polls that favor Obama are based on random calls, not even registered voters, let alone likely voters. He accuses the Obama campaign of pressuring pollsters to produce false results, a tactic that almost won Gore the election in 2000:”
“The Democrats want to convince [these anti-Obama voters] falsely that Romney will lose to discourage them from voting. So they lobby the pollsters to weight their surveys to emulate the 2008 Democrat-heavy models. They are lobbying them now to affect early voting….Major pollsters have samples with Republican affiliation in the 20 to 30 percent range, at such low levels not seen since the 1960s in states like Virginia, Florida, North Carolina and which then place Obama ahead. The intended effect is to suppress Republican turnout through media polling bias.”
“The more reliable Gallup Poll, from September 11-17, shows Obama and Romney neck and neck in the swing states. But according to Karl Rove, this is awful news for Obama, because he is running six points behind his 2008 performance in those crucial states. The only explanation is that Obama’s old supporters are not planning on voting for him again. The media can spin Obama’s disastrous economic performance any way they like. The Gallup poll indicates that voters in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin are not buying it.”
Bobby
September 27th, 2012
12:03 pm
So Crawford wants to join the Klan, aka the GOP. Hate is a family virtue. Just ask WSB Radio and Neal and Donna Boortz. Boortz, Erickson, Cain, all spewing hate and WSB Radio does not permit alternative talk show hosts. We wonder why people are so bigoted in Georgia.
JoeP
September 27th, 2012
12:05 pm
Actually Reagan and the religious right were pretty tight.
Mike In Dunwoody
September 27th, 2012
12:07 pm
“Yes, nothing like loving the government that takes over a whole industry like healthcare when the same government has screwed-up royally comparable programs like Social Security, USPS, Education, etc, etc., but hey keep hating those republicans who do not walk lockstep with you pal”.
Meanwhile, Republicans will continue outsourcing our jobs, while giving corporate welfare to companies like ENRON. Remember them?
Or what about the Iraq war, which costed thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. Remember? The conflict over there that helped land us in this economic mess that Republicans keep trying to blame on President Obama? How ironic that an entire political party has forgotten two words: GEORGE BUSH. Republicans are good at feigning amnesia when its beneficial to them.
At least Democrats have tried to fix the health care problem, while Republicans just stood in the way. Oh, I forgot, Republicans hate government–at least, that is, when they aren’t running it and enriching themselves at the expense of the middle class.
CATL
September 27th, 2012
12:07 pm
Sorry to break it to you cc but this is from Gallup’s website today:
“Registered voters favor Obama over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 50% to 44% in Gallup Daily tracking from Sept. 19-25.”
pb
September 27th, 2012
12:17 pm
Give ‘em, hell, Mike !
Mike In Dunwoody
September 27th, 2012
12:20 pm
MiltonMan: “Just ignore the fact that you clowns keep electing uber-losers like Jim Martin, Roy Barnes, Vernon Jones, etc., etc. We are enjoying seeing the once proud democratic party implode in this state. Funny as all get out that you clowns elect Vic Hill as sheriff of the most dysfunctional county in this state.”
I think I’d vote for Roy Barnes and the rest of ‘em over Sarah Palin, Todd Akin, Trent Lott, George Bush (either of the two), and that now-imprisoned Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman who was filling her purse with bribe money.
Mitt Romney purchased his nomination, as is typical in Republican politics. But the GOP never counted on the public realizing the depth of the man’s dishonesty: He’s even decided to play musical chairs with his own tax returns. Further, he’s changed ideologies so many times that I’m not sure if his wife even knows what he believes.
I
September 27th, 2012
12:24 pm
I will make sure I don’t vote for him. I’m happy he is switching sides before the election so people would know.
Voting
September 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
I can’t WAIT to vote this election year. OBAMA 2012!
Committed to freedom
September 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
Both parties are basically the same, so nobody should ever be surprised by these types of announcements. They both hate freedom, they both hate liberty, they both support the police state, the empire, the regulatory apparatus, fiat money, government overreach, welfare (corporate or personal), warfare, etc. It would actually be nice to see some of these guys bailing from their parties and joining a 3rd party. At least then we would know that something fundamental had REALLY changed in their attitude towards government and its supposed role as OUR servant.
Dope
September 27th, 2012
12:27 pm
Hey Nope,
Tell us at what point in history same sex marriage became a ritual? Enlighten us, please.
Q
September 27th, 2012
12:30 pm
Face it GOP. You’ve lost November and you know it now.
So sad. Maybe s*ck less and more peeps would vote for you.
bdawg
September 27th, 2012
12:30 pm
What little respect I HAD for our speaker is gone now. You CAN be a conservative Democrat and not “cow cow” to all party beliefs. Remember, the Republican stigma or label of pro rich and screw the poor. This great state survived quit well prior to 2002 under Democratic control and became the showplace of the south. If we are not careful, we could become as insignificant as “Mississippi” if the “frat boys” in power aren’t careful. They only have committment to themselves and not their constituents.
Dope
September 27th, 2012
12:31 pm
Norris T:
The hyperbole is amusing….Taliban in Afghanistan and Christians in the US……I think everyone thinks there one in the same, right? LMAO
Dope
September 27th, 2012
12:33 pm
Face it, ueer. GA is a red state and you can’t change that.
dixie
September 27th, 2012
12:35 pm
Ralston said this morning. “While I respect Rick Crawford and appreciate his dilemma, the truth is that the [Democratic] Party didn’t just suddenly become liberal. It has been, is, and will continue to be a party that is far to the left of the great majority of Georgians.”
Yes, Democrats believe that the earth is more than 6,000 years old, slavery is bad and women deserve the same rights as men. Those crazy Democrats and their left-wing beliefs. Whatcha gonna do?
Mike In Dunwoody
September 27th, 2012
12:36 pm
“It would actually be nice to see some of these guys bailing from their parties and joining a 3rd party.”
But that won’t happen because politics is big business, bought and paid for by corporations and lobbyists who demand their needs be met and adhered to before anything as insignificant as the public good gets in the way. And let’s face it: The Republican Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOCH and FOX News, i.e., Rupert Murdoch et all.
Its an imperfect system that is not likely to be made any better by a third party gaining popularity. Not as long as there is money–lots of it–on the table. However, I do believe that Democrats think America is stronger when there is equal opportunity and that those opportunities for equality are abundant. Republicans? Not so much. But America is stronger when everybody has a seat at the table.
Norris T.
September 27th, 2012
12:37 pm
DOPE: When you start legislating with the bible… yes.
zeke
September 27th, 2012
12:40 pm
I personally do not see how anyone with the general welfare, no not government payments, of the country at heart could vote for or be a democrat!
citizen
September 27th, 2012
12:48 pm
Democrats will make a resurgence in Georgia by simple demographics and economics.
The new Republicans have concentrated their efforts on such narrow minded issues that the majority of voters just don’t agree, (R)edistributing wealth upwards.
Within the past 25 years, productivity gains have gone to the wealthiest 10 percent.
90% of us work and see our efforts concentrated in the stockholders.
Us middle class workers have seen our household income shrink while the 400 wealthiest Americans’s income rose by $200 Billion last year.
Oh, and by the way, if you follow the money,, a lot of the new wealthy got that way through the Department of Defense contracts. 6% of GDP is defense spending, Department of Energy has 1.3% of GDP spending.
Also, most college graduates today are female and females just naturally have a higher ability to reason and be reasonable, that’s why we were chosen to bear and raise children. Well, mostly that is.
Marlboro Man
September 27th, 2012
12:51 pm
In GA party matters zero, the GOP have nothing to brag about.
Mike In Dunwoody
September 27th, 2012
12:54 pm
Dope: “Face it, ueer. GA is a red state and you can’t change that”.
That might explain why a quarter of Georgians are now on food stamps. Two consecutive Republican governors and half the people in the state are still living on dirt roads and in trailer parks.
Georgia Republicans have put the brakes on gay rights and have declared war on illegal immigrants, but can’t seem to stop their leaders from cashing in on those under the table deals. The Georgia GOP mantra: We”ll stack the dough, and let the rest of ‘em eat cake. It gives an all new meaning to the wore-out Republican term “values”, doesn’t it?
Oh, I forgot, Republicans in Georgia overlook those pesky inconsistencies and instead opt to cast the blame on the federal government and Obama. Meanwhile, Mr. “Born Again” Sonny Perdue is sitting pretty with all that cash he lined his pockets with on those land deals while in office. You know, the same kind of deal that the AJC says Nathan Deal’s supporters are lining up for him under our noses?
The only time a Republican politician knows what a recession is is when he/she can’t find a lobbyist with a suitcase full of cash.
Indep- voter
September 27th, 2012
12:58 pm
Don’t you love how the New Democrats like to call those that don’t agree with them names…really makes me want to vote for them.
glacialspeed
September 27th, 2012
1:02 pm
Hey Crawford, don’t let the door hit you on the way out, you ignorant redneck.
MiltonMan
September 27th, 2012
1:08 pm
“I think I’d vote for Roy Barnes and the rest of ‘em over Sarah Palin, Todd Akin, Trent Lott, George Bush (either of the two), and that now-imprisoned Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman who was filling her purse with bribe money.”
Did not know that Roy the Rat was running against any of those you mentioned above – tahnks for the clarification.
Bottom Line: You libs keep nominating losers in this state – they will be sent home. Who are you guys even going to nominate in 2014 for gov??? The loser Barnes yet again??? How about elephant ears Mayor Reed? His support of TSPLOST will result in him losing at the state level.
Blue Dawg
September 27th, 2012
1:09 pm
Crawford and his dimwitted constituents give Dems a bad name anyway. I say don’t let the door hit you in your big fat *** on the way out.
BitterEXdemocrackkk
September 27th, 2012
1:13 pm
Lieberal democrackkks can’t break their 200 year RACISM habit! Great article from the best!
http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2012/09/26/liberals_cant_break_200year_racism_habit/page/full/
Devil's Advocate
September 27th, 2012
1:16 pm
Do you define your party or does your party define you? Think about it people…
Mary
September 27th, 2012
1:22 pm
Rick Crawford…. why didn’t you switch parties before the primary??? you A$$ Glad to see you lose in the General as a Republican AND a Democrat!! It should be illegal to switch parties after an election. You should have to wait and declare for your re-election. If you switch you should forfeit your seat and let voters decide on what party they want in office..
GB's Hamburgers
September 27th, 2012
1:25 pm
All the good old dome boys were Democrats when that was how one got elected. When that changed, they switched. But, they didn’t change. Crawford is a good, smart, conservative family man. He’s nothing like the former governor’s fair hair boy, Preston Smith who campaigned with a photo of his family on his signs (four children). Quick as he got elected he dumped them for another woman. Vote for the man, people. The labels are totally irrelevant.
joe
September 27th, 2012
1:33 pm
“Once upon a time, the Democratic party was a comfortable place for someone with my beliefs. That day is gone.”–We should be hearing more of this in the future. The Democratic party is turning into socialists, communists, anti-consitutionalists, etc. More and more their beliefs directly conflict with the values that made/make America great.
Michael
September 27th, 2012
1:41 pm
Liberal? I guess Ralston forgets about that whole Dixiecrat thing.
Blue Dawg
September 27th, 2012
1:46 pm
Seriously? Do you even know what a Socialist looks like.
Look folks, it’s fine to be dumb. Nobody faults you for that.
Jesus loves you just the same.
But for heaven’s sakes, please don;t ruin political discourse by sticking your big unwashed nose into it.
You know you don’t know what you’re talking about. We know you don’t know.
You’re not fooling anybody by repeating all the silly buzzwords you hear in the mindless conservative radio/TV fodder.
You’re still the same sucker you were when you fell in love with Sarah Palin four years ago.
Politics is for educated people. I know the guys down at the dome in Atlanta like to dumb it down for you, and they pretend they don’t know much. But they know enough. And they know a lot more than you.
So just go back to shouting the “N” word at the TV and hitting on your nieces, and leave politics to the people who actually can discuss it wothout calling people “Socialist.”
It’s 2012 for crying out loud.
John
September 27th, 2012
1:48 pm
Rick Crawford was elected as a conservative democrat years after Purdue and the other republicans took control. He is also one of the few, if not only, true conservative dem’s left in the dome. He has been endorsed by Right to Life and NRA. Everything he stands for is now criticized by democrats.
John
September 27th, 2012
1:48 pm
Rick Crawford was elected as a conservative democrat years after Purdue and the other republicans took control. He is also one of the few, if not only, true conservative dem’s left in the dome. He has been endorsed by Right to Life and NRA. Everything he stands for is now criticized by democrats.
AD
September 27th, 2012
1:51 pm
…and Georgia leaps ahead into the 1950’s with blinding speed, once again illustrated what an enlightened place this state is…
DJ Sniper
September 27th, 2012
1:53 pm
Joe, it’s obvious that you’ve been hoodwinked and bamboozled by right wing talking points. There’s nobody in the Dem party that’s a socialist or communists, regardless of what fools like Allen West and Michele Bachmann say. Also, if anybody is a threat to the Constitution, it’s today’s GOP.
AD
September 27th, 2012
1:54 pm
I meant to type iIllustating”, not “illustrated”. The typographical perils of multitasking at work…
Nope
September 27th, 2012
2:18 pm
Dope, I will not do research for you concerning the history of marriage. I would like to think you are capable of researching on your own. I will tell you that the beginning of “marriage” as recognized within Christianity had more to do with treating women as “property” rather than equal partners sharing mutual love with their husband. There is a rather lengthy association between oppressive misogyny and Christianity. This tends to persist until this day, much like is seen within the Islamic religion.
I frankly do not give a flying flip as to whether ANY church in this country wants to rcognize same-sex marriage. That is certainly their choice. What I do care about is that marriage inequality is unconstitutional. The SCOTUS has aleady determine that marriage is a civil right. It is a matter of time before gay marriage bans are struck down all across this country, like it or not.
Dope
September 27th, 2012
2:28 pm
I didn’t think you would let facts get in your way, Nope. Seems like you have quite an opinion on others but do not want to box yourself in on your own beliefs. Marriage is a right…..and every state where the question has been put before the electorate the definition of marriage has been between a man and woman (some facts for ya). Keep grinding (no pun intended) on your agenda. Maybe you can revive polygamy while you are pining for rights. You do believe that marriage should not be limited to only two people, correct?
baser13
September 27th, 2012
2:36 pm
I agree because we voted for a democrat not another traitor who runs when things get tough. Another Boehner moment where he welcomes them with open arms,. Thats why when Republicans say Democrats held the house for 2 years I clarify nope not even 1 since we don’t know when they bought the other band wagon republicans
tony austin
September 27th, 2012
2:38 pm
They should just get rid of “Democrat” and “Republican” and just call it what it is, “Liberal” or “Conservative”. That’s basically what it boils down to anymore.
TrailerParkTed
September 27th, 2012
2:40 pm
Seriously it’s Georgia, Georgia is stuck in 1966 and has been since 1966. It’s a state full of Trailer Park Republicans, now there are a few true republicans here but let’s be serious, If you’re not making at least 500k per year you are truly a sheep for the Real Republicans!
Truth Squad
September 27th, 2012
2:42 pm
The truth is that not every white person in this state is a Republican. It is also true that the demographic advantage the Republican Party enjoys in Georgia isn’t going to last past the next 5-10 years.
Sadly, it is also true that some of the white Democrats in this state are bigots. The latest party switcher is a testament to that fact. The state Democratic Party did not do a good job planning for the future.Therefore, they now are playing catch-up and losing folks like Ralston is short-term pain for long-term gain.
I look forward to 2016 when there is no black guy at the top of the ballot and Georgia will return to being a purple state. I think both parties need to stop taking this state for granted. It will be a good thing when they have to fight for Georgia like they fight for Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
2:44 pm
Dope we do does Romney? The text of the law has already been changed to parents for a family and people for unions. Just because you and your party are stuck in the 50’s doesn’t mean America let alone the world is. You can’t change sexuality any more than you can change capitalist greed. How did engineering HIV specifically for the gay community work for you?
Look before I leap...
September 27th, 2012
2:46 pm
Bait and switch with a middle finger salute.
Get the Democratic primary nod then tell the folks who got you there to eff off.
The Dems in that district will stay home and Kelley wins in a landslide.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
2:49 pm
T Squad you had my attention till the last paragraph, after that the T stood for Theracisthypocrite
Look before I leap...
September 27th, 2012
2:59 pm
The concept of marriage touted so vocally by the pious right bears little resemblance to what we see in current day western civilization.
In its earliest incarnations, marriage was simply a way of ensuring inheritance rights (land and title) and dynastic succession in the ruling classes. It was a way to demonstrate an heir’s legitimacy to the uneducated and illiterate masses.
Nope
September 27th, 2012
3:00 pm
Dope, what facts are getting in my way? The SCOTUS ruled long ago that marriage is a constitutional right. It does not matter what the majority of people want when it comes to civil rights. I am certain the majority of people in this state still prefer there not be any interracial marriage and would likely vote that way. Too bad for you and others like you that our Constitution serves to protect the minority from the majority.
I am not sure of my own beliefs of which I am afraid of “boxing myself into”. Can you tell me what those are? My agenda? My agenda is that my wife and I get to enjoy the same legal rights and benefits of marriage as my brother and his wife do. That is all….Well, that and to root against the UGA Bulldogs in every game.
AnnoyRedNecksVoteObama
September 27th, 2012
3:00 pm
Things the federal Government has done correctly
1. Saving the world from fascism
2. Implementing the worlds first true representative democracy
3.The first govt to protect the rights of its citizens from the tyranny of corrupt govt(bill of rights)
4. Abolish the slavery that was brought on by a truly free market economy
5. Implementing then improving the first true capitalist economy
6. protecting the world from the central powers, Osama bin laden, other terrorists
7. protecting workers from unsafe work conditions(even reagan praised collective bargaining)
8. Making sure the food we eat is mostly safe because manufacturers will always put your health before profits
9. Best national park and natural resource conservation program in the world
10. Saving the world from small pox, measles, diphtheria, AIDS and communists
Since you dont want anymore of this type of big government, I suggest you move to one of the many nations with less government like Mexico or Afghanistan. You can get some great property deals and I can promise you you wont get any of these services, I mean entitlements, that you loathe so much.
gsueagle
September 27th, 2012
3:03 pm
being a long time republican voter, why can’t lee anderson debate john barrow? untill this year never heard of lee anderson, would like for him to tell me more about himself.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
3:03 pm
Mike in D great post very well said.
Dope
September 27th, 2012
3:07 pm
With about the same results as crack for another community, baser. Might as well feed your beliefs…..you might want to work on sentence structure also….not the easiest to decipher.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
3:10 pm
Vote Obama they(Republicans) do favor big government, overbearing regulations and entitlement too bad citizens don’t benefit from Voter suppresion or corporate welfare.
Concerned Clergy
September 27th, 2012
3:10 pm
Ask us Democrat voting group how we feel about gay marriage.
Truth Squad
September 27th, 2012
3:12 pm
@baser13, you read misread my comment. The comment is consistent, and I think, factual. But hey, you got to use Theracisthypocrite, if incorrectly.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
3:16 pm
baser13 is short for baseroks13 what does your pseudonym stand for, idiocy or heroin?. I’m sorry teacher didn’t know this was an essay. The reason I forego grammar is google my name, I write all my posts on my PS3 Dualshock3 Sans le qwertyboard.
Why why why?
September 27th, 2012
3:18 pm
pb
September 27th, 2012
11:47 am
Mike in Dunwwody,
You are right. GA is not really true “red”, but it has gone Republican last few times in Presidential races.Changing demographics is true, but will take a long time for urban mult-ethnic voters to outnumber suburban and small town ones, who tend to be Republicans.
It is underway. You see it happening in VA, and NC. GA turning purple, then blue is not that far away…..
baser13
September 27th, 2012
3:21 pm
The(You)Racist(I look forward to 2016 when there is no black guy at the top of the ballot)Hypocrite(Sadly, it is also true that some of the white Democrats in this state are bigots.)
CommonSenseIsUseful
September 27th, 2012
3:22 pm
Take a step back and look at the forest. Does anyone think that more people will vote for Obama this year than in 2008? Does anyone think he’ll lose less than 10% of the voters he had in 2008? Common sense is truly useful, folks. MSNBC is going to be quite enjoyable the evening of Nov. 6th “but, but, but our polls said . . .”
http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2012/08/22/analysis-election-factors-points-romney-win-university-colorado-study-says
K G
September 27th, 2012
3:30 pm
happy trails to this loser. he is just tryng to jump on the bandwagon to save his own carcass. little does he know Georgia will be turning blue within 5 year.
K G
September 27th, 2012
3:33 pm
its amazing how the gop likes to brag about being ethical when they elected one of the biggest crooks to become governor of the state. wow, talk about morals.
As I See It...
September 27th, 2012
3:36 pm
Today’s Georgia GOP = The Party of Honey Boo Boo
baser13
September 27th, 2012
3:37 pm
commonsense first your study is one of 13 conducted, second Obama is predicted to win in 8/13, third why wait till Nov 6 to be entertained the Debates are sure to launch Romney’s comedian career.
Earnestly
September 27th, 2012
3:42 pm
I am amused by all the political back and forth. The facts as I see them are: 8 years of republican rule brought us into the greatest recession ever. 12 years of republican rule has kept GA well behind every other state in every category except numbers of loud mouth republicans. If the republicans are so great at everything, why does putting them in charge always result in DISASTER?
Why why why?
September 27th, 2012
3:46 pm
CommonSenseIsUseful
September 27th, 2012
3:22 pm
Take a step back and look at the forest. Does anyone think that more people will vote for Obama this year than in 2008?
The fact that your guy, Romney, is running behind to what many of you claim is the “worst” president ever, guiding the slowest economic recovery since the depression, shows you what America thinks about Republican ideas and philosophies. Most of America has figured it out — they don’t need some out-of-touch millionaire who flip-flops more than a fish out of water, insults our allies, has the same economic and foreign policy advisors as Bush, running America into the ground in a W redux.
If you don’t believe the polls, I am not suprised. You GOOPers don’t really like facts or hard evidence (i.e. evolution, climate change, and science). You are in for an awakening Nov. 6th.
Obama 2012.
ricardus
September 27th, 2012
3:47 pm
Representative Crawford will not be content until he goes where he is supposed to go…to the Constitution Party. The CP is where you never have to vote for the lesser of two evils and where the Party Platform is the United States Constitution !!!
I can always vote my conscience not.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
3:50 pm
concerned clergy Jesus taught us to love all as brothers and sisters, I am a Mexican-American Non-Practicing Catholic who has faith but certain events such as the pope dictate to the nuns or the billions in donations used for legal fees and restitution have led me to stray from the church. No one is free of sin so let he who is cast the first stone, if you can’t condemn the accused anymore than you can yourself you must not sentence. I have great respect for all Religions and voting groups such as yours are important to ensuring democracy and equality, gays still attend church, donate and even help communities hatred does not.
julia
September 27th, 2012
3:54 pm
don’t let the door hit him in the backside on his way out.
Truth Squad
September 27th, 2012
4:00 pm
@baser13, again, you misread the last paragraph incorrectly. Saying that removing the excuse for racist Democrats who currently will not vote for President Obama in no way makes me a hypocrite.
The traditional way Democrats win statewide and federal races is by garnering a certain percentage of white voters and a certain percentage on nowhite voters. In 2008, President Obama underperformed in terms of the white vote. For example, he won North Carolina because he got a higher percentage of the white vote than in Georgia. The same is true in Tennessee. The difference is that one state (North Carolina), had more nonwhite voters and thus he was able to establish a winning coalition. I believe that the reason he underperformed in Georgia is due to Democratic bigots(and also they didn’t campaign here).
Barack Obama will not be on the ticket in 2016. I believe the Democratic bigots will come home then. Simple as that. Nothing at all hypocritical.
Remove your wingnut filter and I think you will agree with me.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
4:02 pm
Earnestly here is what a Republican wrote to me after I posted this
During Reagan’s administration, the unemployment rate declined from 7.5% to 5.4%, with the rate reaching highs of 10.8% in 1982 and 10.4% in 1983, averaging 7.5% over the eight years.[122][123] THAT’S 1 year after he took office that unemployment reached its highest rate ever. Inflation was fixed by S&L Crisis.
His response
“Inflation was fixed by S&L Crisis.”
LOL and you call someone else dense!
Reagan inhereited a terrible mess – high deficits, high unemployment a recession AND double digit inflation.The Inflation was killed off by Reagan and Volker together in 1982 with high interest rates, and that put us into a recession, and it temporarily increased unemployment – but your implication that it was done for no good reason is wrong – it was required because of the inflation Reagan inherited. The strong dollar money policy cut inflation rate by more than half. reagan got the growth going with the Kemp-Roth tax reductions and that tax cut helped create 20 million jobs from 1982 to 1989. As I noted the growth in 1983 and 1984 was a lot stronger than the pathetic ‘recovery’ under Obama, despite the much more difficult inflation challenges that Reagan had.
Actually Obama inherited a worse mess which led me to post
This is the 4th time I have to rewrite due to a WordPress error, pararagraphs and time lost. Fortunately it can be summed up in 4 words. WHAT DID OBAMA INHERIT. Also since you admit they created the recession back then admit Bush did the same now. Republicans got 12 years(1981-1993) Obama only had 4(2009-2013) . Last but not least you can’t compare gasoline or food prices 12 years ago to it’s present cost everything has risen by more than 30% in the last decade. Too much to teach since you lack critical thinking.12 years of deregulation and tax breaks, it’s about time they Pay the same rate.
Comment on Romney’s Playing Field Narrows
I don’t know let’s ask them.. “Why after taking tax cuts and lobbying for deductions that enabled your company to pay no taxes did you not hire”? Job creators respond ” The tax cuts weren’t big enough and what about our investor friends?”. We reply” 29 others did the same and had rates like
-57% and at least 50 more firms paid fractions of 35% as for the friends 15% is as low as we can go.” To which they react “We will see about that,” they pick up their phones and within seconds you hear Rsquared answer, the CEOs outraged with indignation inform R2 ” Mr. Romney Mr. Ryan Sirs looks like if you want that 1% gains tax you’ll have to run for President don’t worry though we are sitting on vast cash reserves that these liberals want us to spend on hiring, and we feel your are our new employees unfortunately that means we have to cut thousands of more jobs.” after a 2 second silence R2 respond ” NO not employees you want me to get taxed at 35%? put us down as tax exempt, as for the layoffs don’t worry we’ll just blame Obama.”
Moral of the story they have buckets to throw at Romney’s campaign because to them investing in tax cuts and deregulation would allow them to outsource employment, have no liability for adverse environmental impact, and have a direct lobby line to the White House.
Out of the last 32 years the Bush family has Presided over 20 years, you think it’s just a coincidence everytime a Rich, pampered, plutocrat capitalist gets elected the Middle and Lower class get nailed. Finally I got an admission of guilt from a Republican that for the greater good we need to be drained of wealth and assets, laid off before they cut social programs, and saved by the job creators. Nope America isn’t having it no more.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/paul-ryan-compares-obama-to-nfl-replacement-refs/
Darwin
September 27th, 2012
4:02 pm
I guess once the Republicans eliminate Medicare and Social Security and run the economy off a cliff, we’ll need to find another FDR to save us. And then the Democrats will start looking good again. That’s how it all happened in the first place.
MoFaux
September 27th, 2012
4:09 pm
Dope: Polygamy, while repugnant to most people (myself included), does no actual harm to anyone, as long as all wives/husbands are aware of each other (and of course are adults). I can’t imagine the Hell of being in such a marriage myself, but why is the gov’t in the business of fabricating and legislating morality? There is no benefit here and it is simply a loss of freedom. Same goes for gay marriage. Liberty for all. Plus, without it, Mitt Romney may not have ever been born. I welcome your comments referencing marrying animals, inanimate objects and pedophilia.
CommonSenseIsUseful
September 27th, 2012
4:16 pm
Again, use some common sense folks. Obama won Florida by 2 and Ohio by 4 in 2008. And you really believe that he’s leading by 10 in those states? Think for yourselves people, the polls are complete b/s:
CBS/NYT/Quinnipiac poll is a joke. The Poll sample in Florida D+9. In 2008 the exit poll showed D+3 and in 2004 it was R+4 so in this election it should probably be minimum R+1 or +2.
Ohio D+9. In 2008 it was D+8; In 2004 it was R+5
Pennsylvania D+11. in 2008 it was D+7 while in 2004 it was D+2
If anyone thinks that the Dems are going to vote in the record numbers they did in 2008 again in 2012, you’re just not dealing with reality. Obama has been a colossal failure, the youth vote is abandoning him as they sit unemployed, the Jewish vote is falling for him, the Catholic vote is falling for him, the independent vote is dramatically falling for him. Use your own mind and try to convince yourself that Obama is going to win MORE votes than he did in 2008? Hey, in 2008 he ran a great campaign, full of feel good slogans and promises (none of which he accomplished) and it was greatly stacked against the Repubs in 2008 as we were all disappointed in Bush and the economy was cratering.
Use some common sense people.
Ol' Timer
September 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
Those evangelicals are a real forgiving bunch. They’re willing to let bygones be bygones with Ol’ Newt — ignoring all the carousing and mischief he got into and are willing to ignore the unethical dealings Ralph Reed had with Jack Abramoff and the Indian gaming interests. Ol’ Ralphie came within a hair of being indicted, I’d suspect, but he knows how to tug on the heartstrings and say the right thing to stir up the brothers and sisters.
And, they’ll even elect a governor that fled Washington two steps in front of an ethics investigation and revealed he was bankrupt — bankrupt and wanting to lead the state through the worst financila crisis since the Great Depression — but y ou know, these forgiving religious folk ignored all that and elected this bankrupt guy as Guv.
I believe these religious folk would vote for anybody — even a carousing, lying, double-dealer — or an unknown candidate who’s worth $250 million but won’t show his tax records or where he’s getting his foreign money and why he has his loot stashed in numbered Swiss bank accounts and in post office box banks in the Cayman Islands — or what he wants to do if he’s elected and how he’s gonna do it — these pew-jumpers are willing to buy a pig in a poke than support a young black president who, according to some rather smart economists, took the actions necessary to keep the country from entering The Great Depression II.
Well, everyone brings to the voting booth their own perspective and we generally get the government we deserve. So just think about it.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
Truth Squad when you explain in further detail with specifics it sounds a whole lot better, just as Romney lacks substance when flip floping so did I thought you did. Excuse me if I sounded a bit radical or wingnut but everyday Republicans come up with new lies such as “Ohio Democrat voters are getting paid by Obama to vote” I guess I am a bit on the defensive. Thanks for he clarification it does make sense that not only swing states receive special attention and that Republicans were not the only party sabotaging Obama’s presidency because of his color and progressive thinking.
Pseudonym withdrawn.
Sparta_Bubba
September 27th, 2012
4:20 pm
CC just to help you get your facts straight, Gore actually won the popular vote in 2000. Good Ole’ George Bush was hot rodded into the presidency by the GOP S_____T Court put in place by Bush’s father.
St Simons - we're on Island time
September 27th, 2012
4:25 pm
GTFO then, richard.
Georgia’s 51-45 now. When it turns blue, and it will, we’ll remember you.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
4:26 pm
commonsense we are using self- thought thats why we will not vote for another Bush who’s just going to profit lobbying groups, and pass the hot potatoes before it implodes
David
September 27th, 2012
4:26 pm
Ah, an old, drugged out hippy leftist once sung, “You don’t need a weatherman to tell which way the wind is blowing…” Bring on the the November hurricane! A little urban renewal is in order.
Truth Squad
September 27th, 2012
4:31 pm
@CommonSenseIsUseful, your desperation aside, the irony in your comment about turnout is that you accuse data you do not like of the same clairvoyance you claim to possess in regards to Democratic turnout.
You might also consider that the Obama coalition key demographics have grown since 2008. The Republican core has shrunk. Shorter: he doesn’t need the same numbers to win.
I think it is sad that some of our citizens believe that reality is all some giant liberal conspiracy. Personally, I believe Fox News is to blame. It is like political crack for far too many of our citizens. They just cannot get off the stuff. Perhaps some addiction specialist/entrepreneur could help these poor folks?
Truth Squad
September 27th, 2012
4:34 pm
@baser13, happy to explain myself, thank you for embracing reality and dialogue. I could have written a better comment.
honested
September 27th, 2012
4:38 pm
Rereading the article it becomes obvious that Speaker ralston needs to get out more and talk to people who aren’t trying to buy him sports tickets or dinner.
He might be shocked at what the average Georgian thinks.
DLink
September 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
Meh, Crawford’s voters know the guy and will vote for him or not. I have a good idea what to expect from Obama as President. Romney is completely unpredictable. I’ll not have that from someone who would run my country, I’ll be voting for Obama.
Oh, and as a shot at the Republican House for holding the federal budget hostage even now, to the point of putting people out of work and losing our tax money from the airlines during their little budget tantrum during a global economic crisis. Airline lobbyists probably had no problem with that.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
4:44 pm
Truth Squad don’t forget their selective truth “This poll/study says Romneys going to win yup their honest, wait this same poll now says Obamas ahead what damn those liberals snd their unlimited campaign funds”. They then use their superior analytic skills to say Uhmm 5/13 is a good enough indicator to conclude our statements.
MHS
September 27th, 2012
4:46 pm
Reading most of the comments here I can’t tell whether most of these folks will be voting for Jill Stein or Barack Obama. Of course there isn’t a heck of a lot different between their platforms.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
4:52 pm
LOL Truth Squad your welcome, if we had remained at odds we probably wouldn’t through civil discourse have realized we both want the same thing, that the USA heal itself in every sense of the word.
Truth Squad
September 27th, 2012
5:01 pm
@baser13, one would think they could head on over to Real Clear Politics which is majorly-owned by Steve Forbes. Surely he isn’t in on the conspiracy?
Btw…today’s RCP averages would result in 347 electoral votes for President Obama. So many polls, so many conspirators.
Truth Squad
September 27th, 2012
5:07 pm
@MHS, back atcha with Governor Gary Johnson, Virgil Goode(in Va.), and Governor Romney.
It’s 347-191 right now according to RCP which is owned by billionaire conservative Steve Forbes. But hey, you keep pondering whether, “folks will be voting for Jill Stein or Barack Obama”?
baser13
September 27th, 2012
5:12 pm
@Truth Squad I mean it’s not Republicans are bad people it’s just that they chose individuals who will not cede ground on anything. I would like to see a “Can you meet halfway” Govermernt but moderates have lost themselves admittingly to both sides.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
5:17 pm
it’s not that* Govermernt*
Read you later I’m hungry and I’ve written to many errors. After 10pm your time I should get back on.
baser13
September 27th, 2012
5:19 pm
government* too*
Edmund Ruffin
September 28th, 2012
7:51 am
I agree with Speaker Ralston, for a change. The dems have been far left for decades, where has Rick Crawford been? In fact, had Jim Marshall, former congressman from central Georgia, switched parties before his last reelection attempt he would still be in congress.
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11:29 am
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